Monday, 27 July 2015

We have written
several times on this Website as well as in our Journal: PENSIONERS
PATRIKA about the case concerning modified parity in minimum pension for
the elder pensioners. CAT New Delhi had ordered that parity should be
given to all pensioners applying the Concordance Table, prescribed by
the sixth Pay Commission.Government
issued the order but giving the financial benefit only from 24-9-2012.
The affected pensioners went to the Court demanding the benefit from
1-1-2006. CAT gave a judgement in their favour.Government filed appeal in High court.Government was defeated in the High court.Then Government filed a Special Leave Petition in Supreme Court. SLP was rejected.Government filed an appeal against it.That too was dismissed. Government filed a Review petition. Review petition was rejected.Government filed Curative petition. That was also dismissed by the Supreme Court.Then,
then government issued orders giving the benefit only to the people who
approached the court in the cases. That was also challenged. A contempt
petition was filed against the Government by the senior pensioners. Finally, it is now reported that, the Government has issued orders giving the befit from 1-1-2006 itself.Bharat
Pensioners Samaj has given the above information.We could not get a
copy of the order.When we get the same we shall upload the order in this
website. Anyway, the elder pensioners have won the significant legal battle. We congratulate them

Today,
Com. R C Malhotra (our NTR Circle President) and Com. D P S Sisodia
(Circle Secretary) met the Director (Estt) and Joint Secretary, Telecom
and conveyed our serious concern over the undue delay in processing the
Cabinet Note. The officers say that they tried their best to get the
views from four nodal ministries. Department of Pension has given their
views. Views of the Department of Expenditure (DOE) is important and
essential. Jt Secretary assured that the would take up the matter again
with DOE to avoid further delay.

It seems the delay is due to divergent views on removal of the 60:40 condition on sharing of Pension Liability.

100 ITS officers are repatriated to Department of Telecom today by BSNL.

It is another drama.

On
17-4-2012, Delhi High court asked the BSNL/MTNL to send back all the
ITS officers working on deputation basis if they have not opted for BSNL
or MTNL.

BSNL Management did not honour the Court Order.Instead, the Management sought more time.

Again on 15-2-2013, Delhi High Court asked the BSNL/MTNL to comply its earlier order.

But, the BSNL Management managed to get a decision from Cabinet to retain the ITS officers in BSNL.

At
that stage a wonderful order was issued. 988 ITS officers were
transferred back to Department of Telecom.Within few minutes, all those
988 officers were brought back to BSNL for ten years on year-to-year
diminishing basis. In effect an ITS officer will be in Central
Government Service technically but will practically work in BSNL till
he/she retires.

Not satisfied with all these, the ITS association filed another case and the High court has now decided that case.

Finding no alternative, the DOT asked BSNL to repatriate 100 ITS officers immediately.

Accordingly,
the BSNL has issued an order today, 24th July 2015, asking 100 ITS
officers to report to the Pr CCA or CCA of the Circle.

Tomorrow,
or even today night, another order can be expected bringing back these
100 ITS officers to their respective posts and chairs.

BSNL management, inefficient in all other matters, are very efficient in doing this gimmicks.

Saturday, 18 July 2015

Friday, 17 July 2015

Com.
R. L. Kapoor met the Director (Estt) today and discussed the status of
78.2% case. It is understood that only Department of Pension has
conveyed their comments on the Cabinet Note. Department of Expenditure
(Finance ministry) had asked for some feedback. Their report is expected
within a week. No comments have so far been received from Law ministry
or Department of Public Enterprises.

The
time limit is over now. We appeal to the Department of Telecom to
submit the Cabinet Note to Cabinet Secretariat without waiting further
for the comments from these nodal ministries.